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Laton, California

Community in Fresno County, California

Air quality

The air at Laton

Index 92, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Hanford (CA), 8 miles off.

92Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate-
  • Ozone37Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)92Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 81, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Laton

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Laton, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Laton, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Laton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

HanfordHJO

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/251 ft/6 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank66of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Hanford 1 SHAFC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/256 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank3,434of 4,465

Hanford 1.0 SSWCA-KG-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/248 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hanford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Laton, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hanford, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HJOFIG. A THE SKY OVER HANFORDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHanford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HJOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HJO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hanford: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HJOFIG. B THE AIR AT HANFORDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.4 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEHanford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HJOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HJO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hanford, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HJOFIG. C THE WIND AT HANFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHanford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HJOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HJO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hanford, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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